IceManNYR 222 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I've noticed whenever WABC plays back segments or shows taped in their studio they are never HD. If you watched those taped sports reports for the weekend AM news they look worse then VHS in SLP mode. On WNBC all taped studio segments are played back SD 16:9. Does anyone know if either station ever plans to record their studio segments and shows in HD? I give WABC credit that they at least are broadcasting syndicated programming in HD. The only local non news HD programming on WNBC are the LX.TV shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 135 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 IIRC, WNBC and WCAU bought HD equipment pretty early, without the ability to show the syndicated shows in HD. I wouldn't expect an upgrade anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share Posted May 23, 2009 Here's an example of the quality on the WABC taped studio segments, Free Image Hosting by ImageBam.com On a side note, is Marvell Scott still with WABC? I've noticed the 3 weeks Scott has done taped sports reports in the am while Jessica was on at 6pm and 11pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Here's an example of the quality on the WABC taped studio segments, Free Image Hosting by ImageBam.com On a side note, is Marvell Scott still with WABC? I've noticed the 3 weeks Scott has done taped sports reports in the am while Jessica was on at 6pm and 11pm. Odd, his bio is still on the website, probably on a long vacation or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I've noticed whenever WABC plays back segments or shows taped in their studio they are never HD. If you watched those taped sports reports for the weekend AM news they look worse then VHS in SLP mode. On WNBC all taped studio segments are played back SD 16:9. Does anyone know if either station ever plans to record their studio segments and shows in HD? I give WABC credit that they at least are broadcasting syndicated programming in HD. The only local non news HD programming on WNBC are the LX.TV shows. Sounds like the problem with all the stations here is that all of these programs except for LX.TV are produced "Live to tape". WABC must not be able to ingest in 16:9 from Production Control, and WNBC (IIRC) doesn't have HD playback for anything, just 16:9 SD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted May 24, 2009 Author Share Posted May 24, 2009 WCBS is one of the few stations that can replay in HD, on the AM news casts the taped sports reports are in HD. Joe just said Jessica is in for Marvell so he must just be off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCAUTVNBC10 408 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 IIRC, WNBC and WCAU bought HD equipment pretty early, without the ability to show the syndicated shows in HD. I wouldn't expect an upgrade anytime soon. That has to do with the ridiculous jackassery that is the master control hub. When it was built in '02, the only HD programing that was out there was the very few and fr between network programs and some sporting events. Nowadays damned near everything is HD and the stations fed by the hub are now behind the curve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjohnson 15 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I find it odd that the east coast flagships for two networks can't do HD playback. We've go this on every station in St. Louis, including no news KDNL...(I think). While it's not the most important thing, it shows poor forethought at WABC and WNBC. Technology moves at the speed of light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCAUTVNBC10 408 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 In WNBC's case, that call comes from up top. I think NBC was sold a sack of shit with the master control hubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 I find it odd that the east coast flagships for two networks can't do HD playback. We've go this on every station in St. Louis, including no news KDNL...(I think). While it's not the most important thing, it shows poor forethought at WABC and WNBC. Technology moves at the speed of light. I'm surprised WNBC did not consider upgrading their equipment, after all of that work building their new set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caliwxdude 252 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Has anyone mentioned that the Burbank hub can feed high definition syndicated content to KNTV and KNSD (and I would assume KNBC as well)? It took a while, but I know for a fact that Ellen is in HD on KNTV, and KNSD shows both Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! in HD. If the Burbank hub has this capability, I'd assume it would be coming to the other hubs soon. In-newscast HD playback has nothing to do with the hub, however, and all to do with the playout server system the station has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 Ellen has never been HD on WNBC. The Bonnie Hunt Show is SD 16:9 but shown SD 4:3 on WNBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCAUTVNBC10 408 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Has anyone mentioned that the Burbank hub can feed high definition syndicated content to KNTV and KNSD (and I would assume KNBC as well)? It took a while, but I know for a fact that Ellen is in HD on KNTV, and KNSD shows both Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! in HD. If the Burbank hub has this capability, I'd assume it would be coming to the other hubs soon. In-newscast HD playback has nothing to do with the hub, however, and all to do with the playout server system the station has. Yeah at this time the Burbank Hub is the only one that is HD. In fact if any of the stations in the station group (no matter which hub controls it) want to run a promo in HD, they currently have to pass it to Burbank for processing (AFD, etc) before going out to the respective hub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted May 30, 2009 Author Share Posted May 30, 2009 Scott was in 16:9 SD for the tape sports report this AM. It had been SD 4:3 the past weeks. I've noticed the taped Friday editions of Live With Regis and Kelly and any taped interviews during a live episode are SD 16:9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Scott was in 16:9 SD for the tape sports report this AM. It had been SD 4:3 the past weeks. I've noticed the taped Friday editions of Live With Regis and Kelly and any taped interviews during a live episode are SD 16:9. Yeah the Friday shows are typically often aired as re-runs or are heavily taped segments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seriouslythough 0 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 That's weird. WTVJ just started airing Ellen in HD from a few weeks ago, but that's about it for syndicated programming. What I'm not really happy about is the inability for them to store archived footage from news segments in HD or even widescreen SD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 Emily Smith had to come in and sub for Phil today. Was this her first time in the anchor chair? Anyone know what's up with WABC's robo cams this weekend? At least once or twice in each newscast the graphic box on the top right has been on the side of the news anchors face, talking a long time for the camera to be panned to the right to give more space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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